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Motion carried. Board member Maresh absent. Dr. Mich reported that on the Consent Agenda the Board approved the appointment of Orono High School teacher Sara Engel to continue her assignment as a teacher in the Ridgedale Alternative Learning Center a continuation of partnership/sharing with Intermediate District 287; that today he began the Peer Review training for tenured staff and training continues through tomorrow; that the Strategic Plan jointly developed by Orono District 278 and Intermediate District 287 has been received and the Board might want to review this process as the District moves forward in long- range planning; that he wanted to express appreciation to Peg Swanson, Jack Veach, Cheryl Monroe and the Jefferson Center for participation in the presentation at the MSBA Convention on January 14 regarding "Using a Third Party Citizens Jury to Resolve Conflict"; that Board members will be receiving soon the finance study completed by Augenblick and Myers - "An Examination of Education Finance in Minnesota"; that the Mid-winter Fun Fest will be held on February 6 from noon to 4:00 p.m.; that the coronation for Snow Days is taking place at the high school this evening, the beginning of a week of festivities; that on February 8 the Board of Education will meet with the high school Student Advisory Council; that on January 22 representatives from the Minnesota Department of Children, Families and Learning assisted our special education staff in the process for implementing IDEIA; that ten students from Orono High School have their work displayed at an art exhibition being held at the Minnetonka Arts Center through February 13 and he extended an invitation to Board members to visit the exhibition. Dr. Mich reported to the Board on the activities that have taken place in regard to the facilities/construction planning since the January 11 Board of Education meeting. He reminded the Board that on February 8 an information session will be held for the Board/coromunity members and a basic schematic design will be presented. He then provided information on the process that would take place following the February 8 meeting such as a meeting with the Orono City Council/Planning Commission and the timeline for the basic site plan/design. Discussion ensued regarding notification of the community about the February 8 meeting, gymnasium size, wrestling area, athletic fields, etc. There was concern expressed about how the Board/community members could be brought up to speed as to the deliberations of the Core Committee and resolutions that were reached. Dr. Mich stated that the Core Committee will set forth the parameters that were established and provide background information on the work that has been done so far, and that Melanie DeLuca, Community Education Director, will meet with representatives from the six communities so they will be aware of